It is a common human practice or error you can say precisely, to pop in an antibiotic when something does not seem okay. Be it a headache, stomachache or fever ...

Antibiotics start working immediately by rupturing the protective cell walls of harmful bacteria, but you may not feel relief ...

Antibiotics can weaken your immune system's ability to fight off infection, and are widely overprescribed and often ...

Some viruses, known as bacteriophages, only infect bacterial cells, often destroying those bacteria in the process.

The viruses that kill bacteria may be our best bet against antibiotic resistance — if we can understand how they win. If bacteria had a list of things to fear, phages would be at the top. These ...

Adding bacteria-killing nanoparticles to vinegar could help treat multiple infections—and potentially help fight against ...